Chiefs hire Green Bay’s John Dorsey as new GM New general manager was Green Bay’s director of football, has ties to Reid.
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs reached into Andy Reid’s past for their new general manager Saturday, hiring Green Bay director of football operations John Dorsey as their new general manager.

Dorsey will be formally introduced at a news conference on Monday at Arrowhead Stadium, exactly one week after the Chiefs introduced Reid as their new head coach.

Dorsey, 52, spent more than half of his life working for the Packers. He was a linebacker and special-teams player for Green Bay in the 1980s and returned as a college scout in 1991. He became their director of college scouting in 1998 and except for one season as Seattle’s personnel director in 1999, has been with the Packers ever since.

He became director of football operations only last year.

Reid was an assistant coach for the Packers during 1992-1998, and that’s where he met Dorsey.

With Dorsey helping to set their selection boards, the Packers have been one of the NFL’s best drafting teams. Green Bay found Pro Bowl players like quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker Clay Matthews in the first round in recent years.

But some of the Packers’ best work has come in later rounds. Cornerback Casey Hayward, a second-round pick in 2012, was one of the league’s best rookies this season.

Other top players found by the Packers in later rounds of recent drafts have been wide receivers Greg Jennings, James Jones, Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson, tight end Jermichael Finley and offensive linemen Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang.

The Packers have drafted so well that in recent years they haven’t found it necessary to be active in free-agency.

Dorsey’s connection with Reid made Dorsey the favorite to be the new Chiefs general manager. The only other candidate known to have interviewed for the job is Ray Farmer, the Chiefs’ director of pro personnel.

The hiring of Dorsey completes the Chiefs’ change in direction from the administration of general manager Scott ***** and coach Romeo Crennel. After the Chiefs finished a 2-14 season that will give them the first pick in this year’s draft, the Chiefs fired Crennel and had a mutual parting of the ways with *****, their general manager for four seasons.

The Chiefs on Friday hired most of Reid’s coaching staff, which includes offensive coordinator Doug Pederson and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton.

Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt has changed the structure of the organization. Both Dorsey and Reid will report to him directly. Formerly, the general manager reported to Hunt and the coach reported to the general manager.

Hunt has said the general manager would retain final say on personnel decisions.

Dorsey’s wife, Patricia A. Sexton-Dorsey, is an attorney with the Kansas City-based law firm Polsinelli-Shughart, although she works out of their De Pere, Wis., home. She has her bachelor’s degree from Kansas and law degree from Washburn University in Topeka.

Dorsey played in college at Connecticut. He was mainly a special-teams player for the Packers, and his 35 special-teams tackles in 1984 are still a single-season Green Bay record.

Dorsey’s playing career came to an end when he suffered a knee injury in pregame warm-ups of Green Bay’s 1989 season opener.

Chiefzilla, I like you a lot but why is it whenever I see you post stuff it's about ****ing bullshit that doesn't matter like Todd Haley or *****'s scouts?

Your talents could be put to far better use.

I apologize for the thread swerve. I've said my peace on both fronts (have stopped responding to Haley stuff, even though I'm still being insulted and egged on in other threads).

On the scouting front... look, all I'm saying is that 4 years ago Pioli blew up our scouting network four years ago. Turns out, we fired some really good scouts. I'm just saying... let's not overreact and assume we have no talent in our scouting organization. I bring these things up because just because we have a new organization in place, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to learn from mistakes we made in the past.

I apologize for the thread swerve. I've said my peace on both fronts (have stopped responding to Haley stuff, even though I'm still being insulted and egged on in other threads).

On the scouting front... look, all I'm saying is that 4 years ago ***** blew up our scouting network four years ago. Turns out, we fired some really good scouts. I'm just saying... let's not overreact and assume we have no talent in our scouting organization. I bring these things up because just because we have a new organization in place, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to learn from mistakes we made in the past.

Normally, I'd agree. However, the curent scouts have failed to bring in anyone exceptional sans Houston and Berry. You can make an argument for the old regime but for this one, I'm not so sure.

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I have completely given up on Alex Smith as a qb. Its painful to watch. Like, worse than watching Colt McCoy.

Normally, I'd agree. However, the curent scouts have failed to bring in anyone exceptional sans Houston and Berry. You can make an argument for the old regime but for this one, I'm not so sure.

Well, keep in mind that Chuck Cook was scouting director that headed up some really horrible drafts under Lynn Stiles and Carl Peterson. Amazing how much better those sames scouts looked when they started providing information to a good leader who knew what to do with it. Scouts are only as good as the head personnel guys who know what to do with that information. It's very possible the scouts fed good scouting information to a incompetent boobs who had no concept of how to use that information.

I bet a lot of these scouts look a lot better when Dorsey gives them direction on who to scout, and makes better decisions based on information the scouts give him.

Well, keep in mind that Chuck Cook was scouting director that headed up some really horrible drafts under Lynn Stiles and Carl Peterson. Amazing how much better those sames scouts looked when they started providing information to a good leader who knew what to do with it. Scouts are only as good as the head personnel guys who know what to do with that information. It's very possible the scouts fed good scouting information to a incompetent boobs who had no concept of how to use that information.

I bet a lot of these scouts look a lot better when Dorsey gives them direction on who to scout, and makes better decisions based on information the scouts give him.

I am with you. Lets not forget that new England's QB coach nearly quit because Belichick and Pioli continued to ignore his pleas (literally standing on a chair) to draft this kid out of Michigan named Brady. He begged them to draft him starting in round two and they ignored the guy for five rounds.

Well, keep in mind that Chuck Cook was scouting director that headed up some really horrible drafts under Lynn Stiles and Carl Peterson. Amazing how much better those sames scouts looked when they started providing information to a good leader who knew what to do with it. Scouts are only as good as the head personnel guys who know what to do with that information. It's very possible the scouts fed good scouting information to a incompetent boobs who had no concept of how to use that information.

I bet a lot of these scouts look a lot better when Dorsey gives them direction on who to scout, and makes better decisions based on information the scouts give him.

Fair enough.

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I have completely given up on Alex Smith as a qb. Its painful to watch. Like, worse than watching Colt McCoy.

One thing that has changed, has given me hope and no one can doubt is Clark Hunt's devotion. Now that we know it's not about money to him, well solely about money, we can move past that and look to the future.

Teicher's a douche. He kept saying Oh I think Pioli will be back. how so Adam? Team was 2-14 and historically bad, fans hated the team and their front office, ****ing player committed a murder suicide. This 2-14 team was supposed to compete for the playoffs not be historically bad. All on Pioli, Teicher you ****ing wad of cock

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Alex Smith is really talented. BIG arm, very mobile. The injury is really just bad luck.